Foldable tent frame



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G. E. HUBBARD FOLDABLE TENT FRAME Filed June 23, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet '2 March 29, 193 2. G. E HUBBARD FOLDABLE ENT FRAME Filed June 23 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet GEHZJZZwWaZMNTOR Patented Mar. 29, 1932 GEORGE E. HUBBARD, OF GENTRALIA, ILLINOIS FOLDABLE TENT FRAME Application filed Ju e 23,

This invention relates to a collapsible tent frame, the general object of the invention being to provide separable hinge members for connecting the various parts of the frame together and to so arrange and construct the parts that the frame can be assembled from v the ground and the tent put in place by the workmen while standing on the groun dso that it is not necessary to use ladders or 19 the like and by having the parts of theframe connected together by the separable hinge members, the use of nails and the like is eliminated so that the frame members are not damaged in assembling and disassembling the frame and thus they will last for years.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the com bination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

p In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame 39 assembly.

Figure 2 is an elevation, with the upper portion of the frame resting on the folded end members so that the tent can be put in place by the workmen standing on the ground.

Figure 3 is a view showing how the frame is raised after the tent has been placed thereon.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through the frame with the tent thereon.

Figure 5 is a view of one of the joints, with the parts separated.

In these drawings, the letter A indicates the top frame which is composed of the side and end pieces 1 and 1 respectively and the central cross piece 2. This frame is supported by the four posts 3 and the ridge beam 4 is supported by the short posts 5, two of which rest on the end pieces 1 and one of which rests upon the cross piece 2. The

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end posts 5 are braced by the rearwardly ex v -te'nding braces 6 from the end pieces 1. The

posts 3at each end of the frame are connected together by the cross piece 7 which is braced from the posts by the downwardly extending braces 8 and front and rear side pieces 9 are connected with the lower parts of the posts. The rear piece 9 has its braces 10 extending upwardly to the rear posts 3 and the front piece 9 has its braces 11 extending downwardly to the lower ends of the front posts. This front piece 9 is in the same horizontal plane as the cross pieces 7 and the rear piece 9 is located below said plane. A counter 12 rests on the cross pieces 7 and the front piece 9, as shown in Figure 4:.

All thevarious parts of the frame are connected together by the separable hinges B, each of which consists of the leaves 13 and 14, one leaf being connected to one member and the other to another member and each pair of leaves is connected together by a cotter pin 15 or the like which passes through the barrels 16 of the leaves. Thus each member of the frame is hingedly connected to another member and by removing the hinge pin, the parts can be separated. In assembling the. parts, the top frame A is first assembled, with the ridge pieces placed thereon and then the end members, consisting of the posts 3 andthe cross pieces 7 and their braces, are attached to the top frame, with the top frame resting on the end members, as shown in Figure 2. The tent C is then placed over the top frame and the ridge parts, as shownin dotted lines in Figure 2. One end of the top frame is then raised and one of the end members swung downwardly, as shown in full lines Figure Then the rear side piece 9 and one of its braces is attached to this end member and then the other end member is swung downwardly as the other end of the top frame, is being raised, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. This, of course, raises the frame with the tent thereon and then the other end of the rear side piece 9 and its braces are attached to the second end member and finally the front side piece 9 and its braces are put in place. The awning forming part'C may be supported is closed. Of course, the strip C for form-- from the front posts, as shown at 17, and the strip 18 is suitably attached to the front side piece 9, as shown in Figure 4. Thus when the awning part is lowered, the front of the tent the work in assembling the structure is done by the workmen standing on the ground so that the use of ladders and the like is eliminated and a few men can easily and quickly assemble and disassemble the structure. By

using separable hinges for connecting the parts-together, all the mucus parts can be separated and placed in bundles so that the device will occupy but little space when knocked down and the use of these hinges also eliminates the use of nails and the like so that the parts of the frame will last for years as they are not damaged by having nails driven into the same.

t is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A structure of the class described, comprising a frame having hinges at its corners provided with removable bintles, end supports, hinges connecting the end supports with the ends of the frame and having removable pintles, removable cross pieces carried by the end supports, side bars detachably connected with the end supports, a ridge beam above the frame centrally thereof. end posts detachably connecting the ridge beam with the frame, braces detachably connected with the end posts and the ends of said frame and a cover saddled over the ridge beam and detachably attached to the sides of the frame I anglhconcealing the point of attachment there- W1 v 2. A structure of the class described, comprising a frame having hinges at its corners provided with removable pintles, end supports,;hinges connecting the end supports with the ends of the frame and having removable pintles, removable cross pieces carried by the end supports, side bars detachably connected with the end supports, a ridge beam above the frame centrally thereof, end posts detachably connecting the ridge beam with the frame, braces detachably connected with the end posts and the ends of said frame, a cover saddled over the ridge beam and detachably attached to the sides of the frame and concealing the points of attachment thereof, and an intermediate transversely dis,-

posed support detachably connected with the frame and said ridge beam.

3. A structure of the class described, comprising a frame having hinges at its corners provided with removable pintles, end supports, hinges connecting the end supports with the ends of the frame and having removable pintles, removable cross pieces carried by the end supports, side bars detachably connected with the end supports, a ridge beam above the frame centrally thereof, end posts detachably connecting the ridge beam with the frame, braces detachably connected with the end posts and the ends of said frame, a cover saddled over the ridge beam and detachably attached to the sides of the frame and concealing the points of attachment thereof, an intermediate transversely disposed support detachably connected with the frame and said ridge beam, and means constituting braces detachably connected with the removable cross pieces, side bars and end supports.-

In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature.

' GEORGE E. HUBBARD. 

